The electrification will replace diesel loco hauled trains. KTM Class 24 diesel No. 24121 is seen at Labis between Gemas and Johor Bahru on July 9, 2013. The 26 Class 24 locomotives which incorporate a 2400hp Pielstick SP16 PA4V 200VG engine were all built in 1987 by Toshiba in Japan.
DARREN WOOD
Most of the KTM Class 93 trains were assembled in Malaysia. Set No. 204, which was the last wholly built in China, is seen at Gemas on March 20, 2019.
JULIANWILLIAMS
ELECTRIFICATION ofthe last section of Malaysia's main north-south route is on track for completion in 2022.
The RM9.5 billion (£1.7 billion) project, which is being funded by the Malaysian government, will upgrade or replace the existing 197km old single track route operated by national railway company Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM) from Johor Bahru north to Gemas, with an electrified double track 140km/h line.